ACCOUNTANT 3 - 09232026-81143

About the role

Under general supervision, responsible for professional accounting work of considerable difficulty and supervisory work of average difficulty; assigned to complex accounting projects; performs related work as required. This is the first supervisory class in the accounting sub-series, performing complex professional accounting and budgetary work directing accounting operations of a large state institution or small department, or performing highly technical professional accounting and related work in review, installation, and coordination of agency cost accounting systems for compatibility with state accounting system guidelines. Certain project assignments with no supervision of staff may be included when the work is of considerable scope and complexity. Location: Nashville, TN (Hybrid). This position requires a criminal background check; applicants may need to provide criminal history information.

Responsibilities

• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: resolves conflicts between assigned work teams; resolves issues with external customers related to complex financial transactions and customer service complaints; resolves interpersonal conflicts between assigned subordinates.
• Processing Information: performs complex reconciliations of general ledger accounts; prepares complex financial activity reports; processes high-risk, high-volume, and/or complex transactions; processes complex accounting journal entries; processes complex accounts payable and receivable transactions; updates and maintains accurate account postings; corrects unusual account balance changes; sets rates and bills internal and external customers.
• Monitor Processes, Materials, Or Surroundings: monitors reported expenditures of sub-recipients grant funds; monitors revenue collections; monitors department budget status; monitors federal and third party grant and program funds; monitors assigned subordinate performance.
• Analyzing Data Or Information: analyzes complex general ledger transactions; analyzes complex issues identified by subordinates; analyzes account documentation submitted by external customers.
• Judging The Qualities Of Things, Services, Or People: performs performance evaluations for assigned subordinates; identifies appropriate candidates for vacant assigned positions.
• Interpreting The Meaning Of Information For Others: interprets federal and state laws, rules, and regulations; interprets financial reports for non‑accounting personnel; interprets departmental rules and regulations for subordinates and external customers.
• Staffing Organizational Units: interviews candidates for vacant assigned positions; makes recommendations regarding subordinate retention, reallocation, and/or termination.
• Estimating The Quantifiable Characteristics Of Products, Events, Or Information: estimates charges to other agencies for services provided to set rates.
• Making Decisions And Solving Problems: reviews and approves reconciliations, account postings, journals, vouchers, purchase orders, requisitions, accounts receivable deposits, financial activity reports, accounts payable transactions, accounting journal entries, accounts receivable transactions, direct billing transactions; recommends whether an account should be closed.
• Evaluating Information To Determine Compliance With Standards